one small pedal for man....

On the way home from my trip to Illinois I made a detour to downtown Chicago (The Loop, for those in the know). I wanted to stop at a favorite shop down there since I was in the area. Since I had a bike with me, I parked right near Buchingham fountain on Lake Shore Drive. I was all set to mix with the hipsters on my vintage TREK, and saw this:

my first experience with American bike sharing.  Being near Buchingham Fountain you can be certain that they are targeting the tourist market.  I imagine similar kiosks on the Museum Plaza, Navy Pier and in Oldtown.   It's a start right?  At $10 for the first hour and $5 for the following hours,

 they may not even be competitive with the cabbies, but I walked away feeling the world was listening....for once!